Meeting is also parting

Summary

I ran into my first love, Julian Vance, at the university’s centennial alumni gala.

After giving his speech as the alumni representative, he pulled out a diamond ring in front of everyone.

“You once said you’d make me a wedding ring from a thorned rose. Now, it’s my turn to propose.”

“Clara, marry me.”

The auditorium erupted. Everyone was waiting for me to tearfully nod my head and say yes.

After all, my pursuit of him back in the day was the stuff of campus legend.

But they all seemed to